The Male Animal
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.
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HD
Comedy, Romance
1942
101 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Male Animal
- Duration : 101 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Julius J. Epstein (screen play), Philip G. Epstein (screen play), Stephen Morehouse Avery (screen play), James Thurber (from the play by), Elliott Nugent (from the play by)
- Directors : Elliott Nugent min
- Imdb : 6.9 (808 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.3 (206 votes)
- Actors : Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson
Movie Storyline
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.